ROAD TO TEXAS REVOLUTION

FREDONIAN REVOLT

• Haden Edwards was given an empresarial grant by the Mexican government
• "squatters" occupied most of his land without his permission
• What are squatters? They are people who live on land for so long and claim it as theres
• Edwards, with his brothers help claimed the area around Nacodoches free and independent
• This was after the mexican government wouldn't help him get the squatters off his land

MEIR Y TERAN REPORT

• Mexican government sent one of thier generals Meir Y to investigate Texas
• He found out the following
• 1.Anglo (Texans) outnumbers Texas 10-1
• 2.Texas trading with u.s (illegal)
• he told officials that Mexico had lost control of Texas and they must regain strong hold of Texas

APRIL 6TH LAWS (1830)

• outlawed immigration from the u.s. To Texas
• cancelled all empresarial grants unfulfilled
• Encourage Euro and Spanish settlements in Texas
• tax on all goods from u.s
• No slavery imported from US

TEXANS ANGERED

• new Texans hurt the economy
• new laws made it impossible for friends and family to join new settlements
• Mexican soldiers increased in Texas
• Mexican government no longer based on state rights
• The Texans feel like they have been wronged and betrayed

THE TEXANS REACT

• showed support for Santa Anna and his attempt to go against the Mexicans
• Texas thought that Santa Anna would be good for them
• Santa Anna could bring back their rights
• Santa Anna would be a fair and good ruler

SANTA ANNA ELECTED

• epeal immigration laws
• Fair to Texas
• Mail system
• Court system
• Land for schools

BATTLE OF GONZALES

• lieutenant Fransisco Castaneda led 100 men to Gonzales to take the cannon
• the militia fired a cannon on October 2, 1835 at the Mexican soldiers
• a militia led by J.H Moore flew a flag over the cannon
• The flag said come and take it with a cannon

BATTLE OF THE ALAMO

• The battle lasted 13 days
• Mexico had around 4000 soldiers texas had 189
• All texans killed
• Texas killed around 600 soldiers

WILLIAM B TRAVIS LETTER

• William B Travis wrote a letterr
• It was asking for more men to help fight at the Alamo

SANTA ANNA CAPTURED.......

• After the battle of the alamo santa anna was captured by Sam Houston
• Sam Houston gave him two choices
• 1. Give Texas to Texas government Or.....
• 2.die
• He picked 1

TREATY ONE

• This treatty between Texas and Santa Anna was public
• He would take all his army out of Texas
• No more battles between Texas and Mexico
• Return and restore all stolen or destroyed property
• Both sides would return prisoners

TREATY TWO

• The second treaty was privite
• Santa Anna had to tell Mexico about Texas independence
• In return they would send Santa Anna back to Mexico

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